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no. 387
Riddarholmskyrkan and Harbor Scene
1914
Watercolor on paper
17 3/4 x 21 3/4 in. (45.1 x 55.2 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: Widforss -1914
Marie Allman, San Francisco
Provenance
Widforss family, Sweden (by descent)
Marie Allman, San Francisco
Notes

In the July 3, 1914 editions of the Stockholm daily newspapers, Svenska Dagbladet and Dagens Neheter,  there appeared a brief article with a photograph of Widforss working on this painting from the New Kungsholm Bridge.


Open-air Painter in New Kungsholm Bridge
Translation - 
For the past few days, a young outdoor painter has attracted considerable attention from strolling Stockholmers especially  the boys running team. The young painter has set up his easel in a place where he is easily observed, namely, the middle of the New Kungsholmsbro, unperturbed by the noisy traffic that presses close to the narrow walkway where the artist can be found. Night after night - he paints Riddarholms Port in the evening sunlight - every day interest in his art grows among the public. But soon the painting will be finished and then the bustling commuters from the shops and offices who usually follow the development ofthe artist's work, will seek out some other interesting point in Stockholm’s life.

Supplemental Material
Newspaper article
1914
(archive no. 6154)
Svenska Dagbladet
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Record last updated October 24, 2021. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: Petersen, Alan. "Riddarholmskyrkan and Harbor Scene, 1914 (no. 387)." In Gunnar Widforss Catalogue Raisonné Project. www.gunnarwidforss.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=387 (accessed on March 29, 2024).